October 13
Early in the morning
Gary's pickets are driven in on the
Charles City road.
He has hastily to send for the mounted regiment he had on the Nine-Mile road.
A force of the enemy presses
Field's left and endeavors to turn it. The
Texas and
Law's brigade are thrown rapidly to the left of the
Darbytown road and the others moved up to it,
Hoke closing in on
Field.
The day passes in efforts of the enemy to feel our lines or break through them.
The enemy's cavalry on the
Charles City road disappears and by night everything is again quiet, the enemy having retired.
Gary's two dismounted regiments were sent to him in the morning, two regiments of
Bratton relieving them.
At night
Field has four brigades on left of Darbytown road and
Bratton on the right of it,
Hoke touching his right, and
Colquitt's brigade of his division extending to New Market road.